1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 17
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Gene Snowden (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Anders (D) by 8.8 points.
Gene SnowdenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%19,888
Paul R. AndersDemocrat
45.6%16,657
36,545 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET